Joan Schwartz
Joan Schwartz is a graduate of Rutgers University and received an M.A. from the University of Chicago. She has worked as an editor for the University of Chicago Press, Columbia University Press, Macmillan Publishing Company, and The Free Press. ... [... more]
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Classical Chinese Literature: An Anthology of Translations
 Well worth: John Minford, one of our finer Sino-Anglo translators, here brings out a remarkably successful anthology of Chinese literature which stands together with the Norton's as a must-buy for lovers of Chinese literature. The book gives a [... more]
CDN$48.45
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Music as Cognition
A Note from the Author: I am the author. I write this note as a way of giving potential readers additional information here at Amazon. I hope no one will be offended at hearing from the author herself, and of course the "stars" are meaningless ( [... more]
CDN$83.87
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Islam: The View from the Edge
Islam by Richard Bulliet: There is a saying attributed to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) that 'Disagreement among the scholars is great mercy for mankind'. Taken in this spirit, this work of Professor Bulliet is a great contribution to Islam. There exists very [... more]
CDN$76.58
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The Devil's Cloth: A History of Stripes and Striped Fabric
Yipes, Stripes!: Imagine a convict. What sort of clothes is he wearing? Everyone knows, but how is it that this universal sign came to be? That is one of the surprising questions answered in an odd little book about, of all things, stripes. _The Devil's [... more]
CDN$31.10
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The Same and Not the Same
The Philosophy, Artistry, and Humanity of Chemistry: (8 out of 10) Roald Hoffman has several objectives in this book: to lift chemistry from zealous physical reductionism, to show the artistic side of chemistry, to show the humanity of chemistry, and -of [... more]
CDN$35.42
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Memory and Emotion: The Making of Lasting Memories
The scientific exploration of memory: The functioning of our mind to record our past and allow us to live as we do in this world has been explored scientifically for over 100 years. James L. McGaugh reviews much of the critical literature on memory and [... more]
CDN$24.08
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Licence to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond ...
Outstanding and breakthrough work of 007 scholarship: If you_re like I am, you probably cannot get enough of the world of James Bond, Agent 007. The male (and female) fascination with Ian Fleming_s fictional creation is now clearly ubiquitous since 007 [... more]
CDN$25.99
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Negotiations 1972-1990
Good introduction to Deleuze's thought; informative for fans: In the intervening years since Deleuze's death, Columbia University Press has turned out translations of the all the material Deleuze had published during his lifetime. Negotiations is a [... more]
CDN$25.99
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Stand, Columbia: A History of Columbia University in the ...
Too Many Details with No Focus: I read "Stand, Columbia" with much eagerness, but I discovered that the book is hardly reader friendly. The writer's talent as a historian is strong, and his research into the university's history is excellent. [... more]
CDN$40.08
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Equal Rites: The Book of Mormon, Masonry, Gender, and ...
Two Wrongs Don't Make a Rite: Every now and then you hear about a book you just have to read. My traditional Latter-day Saint upbringing fostered an abiding interest in Mormon history. Thus, I gratefully accepted an offer from Wendy Lochner, the Columbia [... more]
CDN$38.55
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Memory and Emotion: The Making of Lasting Memories
The scientific exploration of memory: The functioning of our mind to record our past and allow us to live as we do in this world has been explored scientifically for over 100 years. James L. McGaugh reviews much of the critical literature on memory and [... more]
CDN$75.25
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